"There are many decent people living at Armory Arts who hold jobs, do good for society, and earn a living. The sad thing is that the doors of Armory Arts are locked all weekend and at 3:00 each day, so the public has no access to the building. As a result, the beautiful murals depicting the history of Michigan's First State Prison now hang on the walls unseen."

379 million. That's the number of dollars we estimate Jackson County would have to pony up to pay its share of next year's projected $744 billion federal deficit. For our Question of the Day, we're asking readers for ideas how to come up with that money.

4. From Facebook

On the Jackson Citizen Patriot Facebook page, readers were happy for Evie Branan, the 79-year-old Flint Township woman who will see Bob Seger in concert — her desire after emerging from a vegetative state. "The healing power of music in action," one reader wrote.